UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group G

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The UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group G was one of the nine groups to decide which teams would qualify for the UEFA Euro 2016 finals tournament. [1] Group G consisted of six teams: Russia, Sweden, Austria, Montenegro, Moldova, and Liechtenstein, [2] where they played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. [3]

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The top two teams, Austria and Russia, qualified directly for the finals. As third-placed Sweden weren't the highest-ranked among all third-placed teams, they advanced to the play-offs, where they won against Denmark and thus qualified as well.

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Russia.svg Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of Montenegro.svg Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Flag of Moldova.svg
1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 10910225+1728Qualify for final tournament — 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–0
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 10622215+1620 0–1 — 1–0 2–0 4–0 1–1
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 10532159+618Advance to play-offs 1–4 1–1 — 3–1 2–0 2–0
4Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 103251013−311 2–3 0–3 [a] 1–1 — 2–0 2–0
5Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 10127226−245 0–5 0–7 0–2 0–0 — 1–1
6Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 10028416−122 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ↑ The Montenegro v Russia match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Russia after being abandoned at 0–0 due to crowd violence and a scuffle between players.

Matches

The fixtures were released by UEFA the same day as the draw, which was held on 23 February 2014 in Nice. [4] Times are CET/CEST, [note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).

Russia  Flag of Russia.svg4–0Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
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Arena Khimki, Khimki
Attendance: 11,236
Referee: Sébastien Delferière (Belgium)
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg1–1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
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Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
Attendance: 48,500
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg2–0Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
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Stadion pod Goricom, Podgorica
Attendance: 8,759
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
Liechtenstein  Flag of Liechtenstein.svg0–0Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
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Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
Attendance: 2,790
Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)
Moldova  Flag of Moldova.svg1–2Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
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Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău
Attendance: 9,381 [5]
Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal)
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg1–1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
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Friends Arena, Solna
Attendance: 49,023
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg1–0Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
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Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
Attendance: 44,200
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg1–1Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
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Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 30,017 [6]
Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg2–0Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
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Friends Arena, Solna
Attendance: 22,528
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania)
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg1–0Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
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Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
Attendance: 47,500
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
Moldova  Flag of Moldova.svg0–1Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
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Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău
Attendance: 6,843
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg1–1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
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Stadion pod Goricom, Podgorica
Attendance: 10,538
Referee: William Collum (Scotland)
Liechtenstein  Flag of Liechtenstein.svg0–5Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
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Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
Attendance: 5,864
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Moldova  Flag of Moldova.svg0–2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
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Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău
Attendance: 10,375
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg0–3
Awarded [note 2] 		Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
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Stadion pod Goricom, Podgorica
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
Liechtenstein  Flag of Liechtenstein.svg1–1Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
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Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
Attendance: 2,080
Referee: Libor Kovařík (Czech Republic)
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg0–1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
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Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 33,750
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg3–1Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
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Friends Arena, Solna
Attendance: 32,224
Referee: Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg1–0Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
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Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 43,768 [10]
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg1–0Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
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Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
Attendance: 48,500 [11]
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg2–0Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
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Stadion pod Goricom, Podgorica
Attendance: 0 [note 3]
Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández (Spain)
Liechtenstein  Flag of Liechtenstein.svg0–7Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
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Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
Attendance: 2,874 [12]
Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)
Moldova  Flag of Moldova.svg0–2Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
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Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău
Attendance: 6,243 [13]
Referee: Sébastien Delferière (Belgium)
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg1–4Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
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Friends Arena, Solna
Attendance: 48,355 [14]
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
Liechtenstein  Flag of Liechtenstein.svg0–2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
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Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
Attendance: 4,740 [15]
Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)
Moldova  Flag of Moldova.svg1–2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
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Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău
Attendance: 10,244 [16]
Referee: Michael Koukoulakis (Greece)
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg2–3Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
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Stadion pod Goricom, Podgorica
Attendance: 7,107 [17]
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg3–0Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
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Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
Attendance: 48,500 [18]
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic)
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg2–0Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
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Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow
Attendance: 35,604 [19]
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg2–0Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
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Friends Arena, Solna
Attendance: 25,351 [20]
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)

Goalscorers

There were 71 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 2.37 goals per match. [note 4]

8 goals

7 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Discipline

A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences: [3]

The following suspensions were served during the qualifying matches:

TeamPlayerOffence(s)Suspended for match(es)
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Marc Janko Red card.svg vs Moldova (9 October 2014)vs Montenegro (12 October 2014)
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein Mario Frick Yellow card.svg vs Russia (8 September 2014)
Yellow card.svg vs Montenegro (9 October 2014)
Yellow card.svg vs Sweden (12 October 2014)		vs Moldova (15 November 2014)
Sandro Wieser Yellow card.svg vs Russia (8 September 2014)
Yellow card.svg vs Moldova (14 June 2015)
Yellow card.svg vs Montenegro (5 September 2015)		vs Russia (8 September 2015)
Daniel Kaufmann Red card.svg vs Russia (8 September 2015)vs Sweden (9 October 2015)
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova Alexandru Gațcan Yellow card.svg vs Sweden (27 March 2015)
Yellow card.svg vs Liechtenstein (14 June 2015)
Yellow card.svg vs Montenegro (8 September 2015)		vs Russia (9 October 2015)
Victor Golovatenco Yellow card.svg vs Russia (12 October 2014)
Yellow card.svg vs Sweden (27 March 2015)
Yellow card.svg vs Montenegro (8 September 2015)		vs Russia (9 October 2015)
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Marko Simić Yellow card.svg vs Liechtenstein (9 October 2014)
Yellow card.svg vs Austria (12 October 2014)
Yellow card.svg vs Sweden (14 June 2015)		vs Liechtenstein (5 September 2015)
Mirko Vučinić Yellow card.svg Red card.svg vs Austria (9 October 2015)vs Russia (12 October 2015)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Andreas Granqvist Yellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svg vs Moldova (27 March 2015)vs Montenegro (14 June 2015)
Kim Källström Yellow card.svg vs Austria (8 September 2014)
Yellow card.svg vs Montenegro (15 November 2014)
Yellow card.svg vs Montenegro (14 June 2015)		vs Russia (5 September 2015)

Montenegro coach Branko Brnović served a one-match touchline ban and missed Montenegro's match against Russia (12 October 2015) after being sent off against Austria (9 October 2015). [21]

Notes

  1. ↑ CET (UTC+1) for matches on 15 November 2014 and 27 March 2015, and CEST (UTC+2) for all other matches.
  2. ↑ The Montenegro v Russia match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Russia [7] after it was abandoned in the 67th minute at 0–0 due to crowd violence and a scuffle between players. This was the second delay of the match as in the first minute Russian goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev was hit by a flare thrown from the crowd and stretchered off, causing a 33-minute delay. [8] Montenegro also had to play their next home qualifying game behind closed doors, and the Montenegrin and Russian FAs were fined €50,000 and €25,000 respectively. [9]
  3. ↑ Played behind closed doors because of a sanction imposed on Montenegro after the abandoned match against Russia.
  4. ↑ The goal tally takes into account the original result of fixtures that were subsequently forfeited, not the awarded scoreline.

References

  1. ↑ "UEFA EURO 2016 Qualifying Draw Procedure" (PDF). UEFA. p. 1. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Spain face Ukraine return in EURO 2016 qualifying". UEFA. 23 February 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Regulations of the UEFA European Football Championship 2014-16" (PDF). UEFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Qualifying fixtures" (PDF). UEFA.
  5. ↑ "Moldova vs. Austria". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Матчи. Турниры сборных. Официальный сайт РФС". rfs.ru. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Russia given 3-0 win over Montenegro after suspended game". Sky Sports. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Montenegro v Russia abandoned after crowd trouble, players clash". 27 March 2015. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Russia given abandoned Montenegro tie by forfeit after riot". BBC Sport. 8 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "Russia vs. Sweden". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  11. ↑ "Austria vs. Moldova". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  12. ↑ "Liechtenstein vs. Russia". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  13. ↑ "Moldova vs. Montenegro". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  14. ↑ "Sweden vs. Austria". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  15. ↑ "Liechtenstein vs. Sweden - 9 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  16. ↑ "Moldova vs. Russia - 9 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  17. ↑ "Montenegro vs. Austria - 9 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  18. ↑ "Austria vs. Liechtenstein - 12 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  19. ↑ "Russia vs. Montenegro - 12 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  20. ↑ "Sweden vs. Moldova - 12 October 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  21. ↑ "Russia claim Euro 2016 berth". SuperSpot. 12 October 2015.
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